| 100% | JOE | 3 | David Groh's "Rhoda" character, who married her in a 1974 episode watched by over 52 million |
| 26% | EWE | 3 | "She" that's watched over by a shepherd |
| 26% | LAERTES | 7 | Character in "Hamlet" who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play's a tragedy) |
| 25% | MRKRABS | 7 | Animated character who, in one episode, fills out a crossword with only the word money |
| 25% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |
| 25% | PRICE | 5 | David ___, baseball pitcher who signed a 7-year contract worth $217 million in 2015 |
| 25% | LEO | 3 | Character who has his eyebrows singed off in a "Seinfeld" episode |
| 25% | ART | 3 | ___ Vandelay, George's recurring fake character who turns out to be a real judge in the final "Seinfeld" episode |
| 25% | ALICEMCKINLEY | 13 | Character who progresses from childhood to adulthood over a series of 28 novels by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2 wds.) |
| 25% | FLO | 3 | Character who's appeared in over 100 Progressive ads |
| 25% | BRIDGET | 7 | "___ Jones's Diary," 1996 novel by Helen Fielding in which the titular character meets her lover at a New Year's party |
| 25% | ALLI | 4 | 50-Across character who gambled her scholarship in a poker game |
| 24% | NEMO | 4 | Film character who becomes trapped in a dentist's office |
| 24% | DRESS | 5 | A woman who spent a lot of money on her ___, Halloween costume sported by Rachel in "Friends" |
| 24% | JIMHALPERT | 10 | A character from "The Office" played by John Krasinski, who eventually marries the receptionist Pam: 2 wds |
| 24% | DRUMMLE | 7 | Bentley —, character who marries Estella in 1861 novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| 24% | SHANE | 5 | Title film character who's idolized by a boy named Joey |
| 24% | EMILIACLARKE | 12 | "Game of Thrones" actress who earns over $1 million per episode in which she portrays Daenerys Targaryen: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ANANG | 5 | Character who’s told “hear my words” in a They Might Be Giants song |
| 23% | CHIP | 4 | Lead character who's a self-help guru in Netflix's "Flaked" |
| 23% | PETERPAN | 8 | Classic children’s-book character who “Goes Wrong” in a Broadway farce |
| 23% | BESS | 4 | Opera title character who's initially in a relationship with Crown |
| 23% | MIKE | 4 | ___ Hannigan, character who marries Phoebe Buffay in "Friends" |
| 23% | BING | 4 | Chandler ___, character who marries Monica Geller in "Friends |
| 23% | ULEE | 4 | Peter Fonda's title character who is a beekeeper by profession |
| 23% | BINGE | 5 | Watch a season's worth of episodes in one sitting, say |
| 23% | QUASIMODO | 9 | Victor Hugo's character who lives in a church |
| 23% | NED | 3 | Leeds who's a character in "Spider-Man" movies |
| 23% | AARON | 5 | Politician Burr who's a major character in "Hamilton" |
| 23% | GHOST | 5 | ___ Rider, Latin American Marvel superhero who is a character in "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." |